Excerpt from Trial Before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland: At the Instance of Daniel Ross, Woodsawer in Aberdeen; Against Lieutenant-Colonel George Mackenzie, Captain Felix Bryan Macdonogh, Serjeants Andrew Mackay Alex; Sutherland, All of the Late Regiment of Ross Cromarty Rangers for the Murder of John Ross<br><br>Not to enter farther into a detail of particulars, Which will scarcelybear a repetition, suffice it to say, that the leading facts incontestibly were as above stated; and that they were admitted to amount to the crime of murde1 the most atrocious! But heinous as the ofi'ence ln appearance was, the individuals accused have been acquitted by a ver dict of their count1y. Of the grounds of this ae quittal the public a1e highly interested to be fully apprised, as being so closely connected With their civil lights and personal safety. To assert, or even for a moment to suppose, that the verdict vas founded on principles that could; justiiy the conduct of the military, on constitutional growzdx, would be a gross libel both on the Court and Jury. If the issue could admit of so preposterous a con struction, it would have been far better that the trial had never been heard of. But although the verdict of acquittal will readily be supposed to have proceeded Upon a deficiency in the proof of individual guilt, still, in such peculiar circum stances, the public mind remains to be satisfied, upon what specific points of law, or matters of fact, the verdict was given; fo1 it obviously 111 volves consequences the most impoitant that can be agitated, regarding the relative powers and duties of the citizen and soldier.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.